2019
Variability in nicotine conditioned place preference and stress‐induced reinstatement in mice: Effects of sex, initial chamber preference, and guanfacine
Lee AM, Calarco CA, McKee SA, Mineur YS, Picciotto MR. Variability in nicotine conditioned place preference and stress‐induced reinstatement in mice: Effects of sex, initial chamber preference, and guanfacine. Genes Brain & Behavior 2019, 19: e12601. PMID: 31364813, PMCID: PMC8045136, DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced reinstatementEffects of guanfacinePlace preferenceFemale miceInfralimbic cortexArc immunoreactivityΑ2-adrenergic receptor agonistAnterior insulaNeurobiological mechanismsLateral central amygdalaNovel treatment optionsChamber preferencePlace preference acquisitionSex-dependent changesStress-induced relapseDose-response patternNucleus accumbens coreNicotine-dependent behaviorsSmoking occursTreatment optionsNicotine rewardReceptor agonistCentral amygdalaNeuronal activationPreclinical studies
2012
Constitutive knockout of the membrane cytoskeleton protein beta adducin decreases mushroom spine density in the nucleus accumbens but does not prevent spine remodeling in response to cocaine
Jung Y, Mulholland PJ, Wiseman SL, Chandler LJ, Picciotto MR. Constitutive knockout of the membrane cytoskeleton protein beta adducin decreases mushroom spine density in the nucleus accumbens but does not prevent spine remodeling in response to cocaine. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 37: 1-9. PMID: 23106536, PMCID: PMC3538958, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCocaineCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic SpinesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMotor ActivityNucleus AccumbensConceptsNucleus accumbensCocaine administrationSpine densitySynaptic plasticityMature mushroom-shaped spinesMushroom spine densityDaily cocaine administrationMushroom-shaped spinesChronic cocaine administrationOverall spine densityElevated locomotor activityExperience-dependent remodelingLipophilic dye DiINAc slicesWT miceMushroom spinesKO miceCocaine treatmentDiolistic labelingSynaptic remodelingBrain slicesBrain areasConstitutive knockoutMature spinesLocomotor activity
2006
Expression of ezrin in glial tubes in the adult subventricular zone and rostral migratory stream
Cleary MA, Uboha N, Picciotto MR, Beech RD. Expression of ezrin in glial tubes in the adult subventricular zone and rostral migratory stream. Neuroscience 2006, 143: 851-861. PMID: 16996217, PMCID: PMC1712626, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBlotting, WesternBromodeoxyuridineCell MovementCell ProliferationCerebral VentriclesCytoskeletal ProteinsEfferent PathwaysGene ExpressionGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinImmunohistochemistryMiceNerve Growth FactorsNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1NeurogliaS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitS100 ProteinsSialic AcidsTubulinConceptsRostral migratory streamTube cellsCell-matrix recognitionExpression of ezrinCell type-specific markersCell-cell interactionsNeural cell adhesion molecule 1Specific cell typesStem cell proliferationSubventricular zoneBi-directional signalsMigratory streamERM proteinsERM familyCellular functionsEarly neuronal markerSignal transductionAdult subventricular zoneCell motilityEzrinCell typesGlial tubesCell membraneNeuronal migrationPrecursor cells
2003
Identification and Characterization of AplysiaAdducin, an Aplysia Cytoskeletal Protein Homologous to Mammalian Adducins: Increased Phosphorylation at a Protein Kinase C Consensus Site during Long-Term Synaptic Facilitation
Gruenbaum LM, Gilligan DM, Picciotto MR, Marinesco S, Carew TJ. Identification and Characterization of AplysiaAdducin, an Aplysia Cytoskeletal Protein Homologous to Mammalian Adducins: Increased Phosphorylation at a Protein Kinase C Consensus Site during Long-Term Synaptic Facilitation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 2675-2685. PMID: 12684453, PMCID: PMC6742073, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-07-02675.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAplysiaCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceCytoskeletal ProteinsHumansKineticsMammalsMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMotor NeuronsNervous SystemNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNeurons, AfferentPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSerotoninSynaptic TransmissionConceptsMammalian adducinsProtein kinase CProtein kinase C consensus sitesLong-term facilitationPKC phosphorylation sitesAplysia nervous systemProtein HomologousPhosphorylation sitesConsensus sitesMembrane cytoskeletonRegulatory componentsCandidate proteinsLong-term synaptic facilitationKinase CAdducinAplysia homologIncreased phosphorylationPhosphorylationNervous system extractsAplysia neuronsShort-term facilitationParticulate fractionSynaptic alterationsMotor neuronsSynaptic transmission